World Series Ratings Down 25 Percent

Post #1 » by **RealGM Wiretap** » Wed Oct 31, 2018 11:55 am

Ratings for this year\'s World Series between the Boston Red Sox and Los Angeles Dodgers averaged 14,125,000 viewers on Fox, down 25 percent from last year and the fourth-lowest ever.

Last year\'s World Series between the Dodgers and Houston Astros averaged 18,909,000 viewers.

In 2016, a historic matchup between the Chicago Cubs and Cleveland Indians brought in 23,386,000 viewers.

Via Associated Press

v1n5anity · Post #2 » by **v1n5anity** » Wed Oct 31, 2018 2:03 pm

Even with big markets Boston & LA facing off in the World Series, I'm not surprised the ratings were down. The NBA's opening week was just so much more entertaining seeing players with their new teams as well exciting matchups. MLB stars are also "meh" unlike in the past decades,

Bentley1225 · Post #3 » by **Bentley1225** » Wed Oct 31, 2018 2:15 pm

MLB needs to figure out:
-Scheduling World Series to be done by mid-October when NBA starts (cut 10-14 days off: 160 game season, start spring training/reg season a week earlier, 1 less day for AS break)
-Starting west coast games earlier if a team from west coast is in World Series

JazzUte88 · Post #4 » by **JazzUte88** » Wed Oct 31, 2018 2:28 pm

The MLB needs more star players, plain and simple from a casual MLB follower.

I don't think they should cut down on regular season games, maybe if anything do scheduled double headers in the summer if possible.

King4Day · Post #5 » by **King4Day** » Wed Oct 31, 2018 10:45 pm

This really surprises me. Even as a Yankee fan, I watched some games (when it was close). The minute it's a blowout, I turn it off though.
Maybe people thought that Boston was going to take this easily that they didn't care to watch.

IWishIWasHarden · Post #6 » by **IWishIWasHarden** » Thu Nov 1, 2018 6:14 am

No one cares about the Red Sox.

But I missed most of the games because I didn't know they were on. I feel as though advertising in baseball, and just general promotion, is lower than NBA and NFL.

Baseball doesn't promote itself very well. You really have to be consciously thinking about baseball so you don't miss it. Particularly on the internet.